Cushioned toilet seat



nited States Patent CUSHIONED TOILET SEAT Stanley J. Samuels,Philadelphia, Pa., assignor of fifty percent to Samuel Samuels,Philadelphia, Pa.

Application August 12, 1955, Serial No. 528,079 1 Claim. (Cl. 4237) Myinvention relates to a toilet seat, and particularly relates to a toiletseat having an integrally formed cushion constructed therein.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my prior application,Serial No. 329,543, filed January 5, 1953, since abandoned.

It is an object of my invention to provide a toilet seat having anintegrally formed cushion contained therein in order to relievediscomfort during elimination.

Another object of my invention is to construct a cushioned toilet seatwhich is sanitary and easily cleaned and which will promote the comfortof the user.

Another object of my invention is to construct an integrally formedcushioned toilet seat which will afford relief from discomfort duringelimination to persons afiicted with lower back and hind quarterinjuries or diseases.

Another object of my invention is to provide an integrally formedcushioned toilet seat which will have the same appearance and contour asa conventional toilet seat.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described, that is easily and economically produced, which issturdy in construction, and which is highly effective in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cushioned toilet seat embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along lines 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view showing the arrangement and contour of thecomponents of the toilet seat prior to assembly.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawing, in which similarreference characters refer to similar parts, I show an integrallycushioned toilet seat, generally designated as A, which is adapted to beconventionally mounted upon a water closet bowl.

The toilet seat A is of conventional annulated elliptical planconfiguration, plano-convex in cross-section, and

comprises an annular base 12, an annular cushioning element 14, and askin 16.

The annular base 12 is substantially elliptical and has a flat bottom18, a truncated top 20', and arcuate convex sides 22. In the embodimentshown, the base is fabricated of wood, although any suitable rigidmaterial, such as hard rubber, may be employed.

The cushioning element 14 is fabricated of foam rubber and has anelliptical contour whose cross-section is plano-convex. The annulus ofthe cushioning element 14 has a mean locus concentric with that of thebase 12, but has a width intermediate that of the truncated top 20 andthe bottom 18 of the base 12. The plano portion of the cushioningelement is securely cemented by a rubber adhesive such as neoprene basecement to the truncated top 20 of the base so that the edges overhangthe arcuate convex sides 22. The relative annular width of thecushioning element 14 and the base 12 is best illustrated in Fig. 3.

The skin 16 is made of a flexible, non-absorbent, liquid repellantmaterial, such as thin vinyl plastic, which will flex with thecushioning element 14 when weight is imposed thereon. The skin 16 isdrawn taut about the periphery of the base bottom 18 and the convexportion of the cushioning element 14 and is heat sealed at the corners24.

As can be readily seen in Fig. 2, the overhanging portion of thecushioning element 14 is drawn down against the arcuate convex sides 22of the base: 12, thereby offering a smooth curved contour to the toiletseat A. Furthermore, a comfortable cushioning medium is presented atboth the interior and exterior portions of the toilet seat. Thecementing of the cushioning element 14 to the base 12 at its truncatedtop 20 prevents the cushioning element from creeping or shifting inposition, thus enabling the toilet seat to maintain a smooth and uniformcontour over a long period of service.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting,since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of theinvention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

A cushioned toilet seat of elliptical annular construction comprising anannular base, an annular foam rubber cushioning element, and a skin,said annular base having a flat bottom, arcuate convex sides and atruncated top, said cushioning element being plano-convex incrosssection and being securely cemented at its plano portion to thetruncated top of said base whereby the edges of the cushioning elementfreely overhang: the arcuate convex sides, said skin being drawn tautabout the convex portion of said cushioning element and the bottom ofsaid base and heat sealed at the corners of said base.

References Cited in the file of this patent FOREIGN PATENTS 944,018France Oct. 18, 1948

